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Red Funnel’s longstanding Job Seekers Travel Scheme has been extended to support those on the mainland searching for jobs across the Isle of Wight, helping businesses on the Island to attract talent further afield. In collaboration with Jobcentre Plus, the...

Newport's Visual Impact is celebrating a milestone birthday as it was 40 years ago today - on 4th May 1985 - that the clothing store first opened its doors on Watchbell Lane. The iconic fashion clothing store was the brainchild...

A Ryde man who drove his partner’s brand new Volvo while nearly 3x over the legal drink-drive limit has been banned from the road for more than 2 years. 45-year-old Barnaby Money, of East Hill Road, appeared before Magistrates in...

Music legend Sting, famed for his work with The Police and an award-winning solo career, will headline the Isle of Wight Festival next month. Sting, real name Gordon Sumner, was born in Newcastle back in 1951. His nickname came from...

Backlash from the public and officials over plans to make the main Newport-Cowes road one-way for 2 months has led to a significant change to the traffic management plan, ahead of works getting underway on 12th May. It was on...

A brand new 6-mile walking trail celebrating Charles Dickens’ connection to the Isle of Wight has been officially launched, with 24 of the author’s descendants walking the route and unveiling a blue plaque at The Royal Hotel in Ventnor. The...

A new 1-bedroom flat will be installed in the heart of an Isle of Wight coastal town. Council officers accepted Mr M. Pennells’s application for a change of use of part of the ground and first floor of 17 High...

Plans for new facilities at Wildheart Animal Sanctuary in Sandown - to house 2 very special brown bears - has been signed off by the Isle of Wight Council, with the bears set to arrive on the Isle of Wight...

Some Isle of Wight households have either not received their 2025/26 recycling and waste collection calendars or have received incorrect versions - and the Council say Islanders missing their booklet need to request a new one. While the majority of...

The RAF's iconic Reds Arrows could return to Ryde for Armed Forces Day, helping to celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day. Last year marked a historic first as the Red Arrows soared over Ryde Sands, performing breathtaking manoeuvres that...